The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1887-10-05

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Tie world are owned in tlrh 1tDeA, and -
finely are they trained ana bred that the
3aehabhis, one Of ths sw;ftsst of II kind
has little chance q escape from them.
The evolutions Of pursued and pursuers
are Of the greatest interest," The badger,
while cosamon, b rarely met with, and
not one Californian in thousand has
seen fone alive in the open country,
though probably thousands have fallen
into badger holes. In appearances the
animal resembles short, flattened out
bear. Its colors are black and white,
attractively arranged, so that it presents
a striking and conspicuous appearance.
Its mouth is armed with powerful
array of teeth, and in the arrangement
of the jaw we find a popularity not
found in any other mammal, SO that it
is almost impossible to dislocate it,
which explains the bulldog like tenacity
of the animals grip. In its habits the
badger is quiet and harmless, remaining
in it's burrow during the day time, and
roaming around at night in search Of
food.
In olden times in England, badger bait
ing consisted in capturing tie animal,
placing it in depression II, the ground,
and then setting the dogs upon it. The
dog that succeeded in taking it out and
killing it was supposed to be the victor,
though all undoubtedly aided in wearing
it out. In southern California the Gu
rious animal is occasionally found out Of
its burrow during the day, and will af-
ford fine sport to riders who endeavor to
capture it by the aid Of dogs. A robust
badger is match for half dozen ortli-
nary greyhounds, hence the fight is not
so onesided as might be imagined
One morning just as the sun was riding
over the Arizona desert and starting .le
night shadows in the deep canyons Of the
Sierra Madres, a party of holsemon roe
over the mesa. literally waGing t.rp :,
tho flowers. A pack of greyholnds iol-
lowed, while number Of foxhounds ran
here and there breaking out now and
| then into fitful intonations as q rabbi,
trail was crossed. Finally great com
motion is heard in a clump of eucalyptus
trees; q rush is made, the horsemen sur.
rounding the spot where the hounds arr
uttering cries that tell of game il
the tolls. For moment nothing
is seen; then black and white
furry object, as big as some of the
dogs, appears in the midst of them
now ON its back, swapping viciously; now
clinging to dog with vice like grip
and tearing with its powerful claws. Thu
badger had been caught mapping, and wa
pou,lced upon by the dogs while lying il
a root hole, where some one had takel
up a eucalyptus. In this fertilization TIN
animal had an advantage which it wa
not slow to follow up, and as the excite,
dogs fell or rolled in upon it they wer
bitten, torn and scratched with spiri
that told of considerable reserve powe
on the part of the animal.
Good fox hounds are rare in southern
California, and as there were several il
the pack taking their punishment to
well to suit their owners, the latter mad
an attempt to close in on the badger; bu
/! the. dogs, wild with ,.ragp. c.ow.ial qss
a ard III d 'in6inent the uiiforttss3 Ieae
was tlndeFa heap Of hounds. 1iss dog
were hauled off and thrown aside, beatel
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